by Diana | Jun 22, 2023 | Italy
My sister has this really awesome book of walking tours for Rome (I forget the name), so before I left for my first day, I took a pic of the first tour–Walking Tour 1 near San Giovanni in Laterano–and I decided to start there. The churches on this tour...
by Diana | May 22, 2023 | Italy, Pilgrimage
Continuing with my first day of exploring Rome: My First stop was the Arcibasilica del Santissimo Salvatore e dei Santi Giovanni Battista ed Evangelista in Laterano. The Papal Archbasilica of St John Lateran, the Cathedral–remember cathedra means SEAT–of...
by Diana | May 21, 2023 | Catholic History, Italy, Personal Travel, Pilgrimage, Saints
A Restful Flight My United flight to Rome was uneventful, thank God. The food was abysmal. Note to self: just stop eating airplane food. It’s never any good. When I packed my travel accoutrements, I completely forgot that I had booked an exit row–meaning...
by Diana | May 16, 2023 | Italy, Pilgrimage
The Set Up On April 23rd, 2023, my little sister sent me a message from Italy that kicked off a most unexpected adventure. She’s been living there–with her family–for the past few years, as her husband teaches in the study abroad program for an...
